New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-30
THE HALF.HOLIDAY BILL PASSED.

A PROVISION TO PROTECT THE BANKs-wOODLA"N
CEMETERY TAXES.
ALBANY. March 30 (spec,aD.-The Senate passei To-
day Senator Relys bill providing for Saturday nar
holiday In order to protect the banks the Seha'e
the following provision to the bill:
All bills and notes otherwise % he oe
% s%y 81 s4e
day next m for accept
in ss % 9s al
that for ns sas to- sns bill 81
and which shall not naTe Of ses s a
sSss after u
nav be gwen on succeeding secular or
day Ana 4essVs for OBJECTION any
change pomssory note person a nor aJs g La
Sty in not Presenting acceptance or collect
ng such Sn SSaT S that in section
every saturday until ~ o'clock shall be deemed Secu
The Senate debated Senator Cuens bill reducing the
monthly telephone rate in New-York and Brooklyn TO
SO so. and Buffalo to 81, and III al
other cities and villages TO 3d. Mr. fitts OF
cred an amendment providing that the pIice
for all other places but cities shall ne
50 So which was adopted The bill with the Pitts amend
ment was unanimously ordered to third reading; e.,
woodlawn Cemetery Association Of NewYork TO report
In ten days, first, the amount OF land Pnrehaseu ~ IL
with dates M fss cf the Of land
sold and used for cemetery purposes WIN ,ne
received for burial plots sold fourth the total amount
actually expended for construction, maintenance ana
salaries fifth. what dividends have been naid ana 10
whom in the last ten years. Mr.. Durham said that ne
understood Woodawn had bought 400 acres at SzoV a
a5 acres worth SO 900 an acre ii escaped taxation on
this property fthese facts were substantated nc
Mr. Reilly thought Bloomingiale Asylum which ex
torted money from patients, should be included IN e III
dda aesG. MI Dunn""' Resolution wa '
The Assembly passed bin introduced by Mt muse,
requiring all corporations doing business IN TINS
report their financial condition 10 tne I'M t
troller The object of the Controller IN shgges.ns o
passage OF this bill to get list OF the coTpoi'nS
The Assembly considered Mr. Hogeboom's bill adding
two members to the present Board OF state Assessos
NewYorS City among the state Assessors The Assem-.
bly, majority OF country members however ,no
Fm essy and iiae Under NJ Erwn
voted down Mr.. McKennas amendments INC 0iA wac
then passed.
This dispatch was shown to Caleb B. hheVaS'
Controller of the Woodawn Cemetery Assoclauoh'
last evening. lie expressed considerable surprise Oh
reading It, declaring that 1t was the hrst hunia'io
he mad received OF the proposed investigation -
do not know senator Durham" he added nor nave
We TO my knowledge, had the slightest Correspondence
t Mh h S or what the real object of it be
am / cannot say; Any Information about , ou,
arairs that the Legislature may desire VIII he Freely
given as / don't think We have anything to conceal
Then he referred 10 some OF the statements msao
by Senator Durham III the debate sayl NC "S, ,
orcanzel in 1868 not In 81. He says that onB
hfty OF the 400 purchased have pceh useu iot
cemetery purposes. This is incorrect About l2O
remaining $50 acres are worth about $Jov,ooU no
puts it at 1850 600. The commissioners Of apprse
ment fod new parks valued 1t at S2,ooo an acIo
In regard to tho Senator's remTS that the lana "as
purchased at $50 an acre, ! should say that was was. d
Tho trustees of the association elected by mo Iot
owners l think they know the la" ana 20 lar ~, "
my knowledge extends, and ! nave Deen WIN n rnr
tho statutes"